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"New Lighting Standards Announced"

"The Energy Department issued new standards for lighting that would save large amounts of energy by boosting the efficiency of fluorescent tubes common in office buildings and reflector lamps used in recessed fixtures in homes and retail stores."

Source: Wash Post, 06/30/2009

"New Measures to Aid Solar on Public Lands"

"Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced measures on Monday to hasten the development of solar energy on Western public lands."

Source: NYTimes, 06/30/2009

Palin's Pipeline Raises Questions

"Where the natural gas from the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline will end up is a murky question. ..."

Source: SolveClimate, 06/29/2009

"Obama Aide's Husband Lobbied for Oil Drilling"

White House climate czar Carol Browner's husband, former Rep. Thomas Downey, was a paid lobbyist for the group pushing for more oil drilling off Florida's coast.

Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 06/29/2009

"Calculating Coal's Toll"

"A new study argues the human costs of coal mining in Appalachia far outweighs its benefits."

Source: Living on Earth, 06/29/2009

"In Close Vote, House Passes Climate Bill"

"The House narrowly passed an ambitious climate bill [Friday] that would establish national limits on greenhouse gases, create a complex trading system for emission permits and provide incentives to alter how individuals and corporations use energy."

Source: Wash Post, 06/29/2009

"Two Utilities Are Leaving Clean Coal Initiative"

"Two of the nation’s biggest coal-burning utilities said Thursday that they were withdrawing from a $2.4 billion project to demonstrate carbon capture and storage, and would instead pursue their own work in the field."

Source: NYTimes, 06/26/2009

Balto Drivers to Test Electric Fleet

"Several U.S. companies hope to race ahead of foreign rivals by using federal loans and grants to commercialize electric cars and lighter, longer-lasting batteries. But a Canadian company might get there first."

Source: Greenwire, 06/26/2009

"Close Win Predicted For Cap-and-Trade Bill"

"The House could vote today on a measure to cap U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, with Democratic leaders predicting a tight victory for a behemoth bill that has grown more complex with each compromise."

Source: WashPost, 06/26/2009

U.S. Awards First Leases for Wind Energy off NJ, DE Coasts

"The federal government today issued five leases to allow wind-energy companies to explore the possibility of building wind farms off the coast of New Jersey and Delaware."

Source: Newark Star-Ledger, 06/25/2009

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